California Wishes by Casey Dawes

Author:Casey Dawes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, contemporary
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2012-08-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Sarah struggled to open her eyes against the bright lights. Antiseptic smells tinged her nose.

“Doctor? She’s stirring.”

“Good.” Doctor Hadiya pushed aside the curtain.

Sarah’s eyes opened fully and she struggled to get to a sitting position.

“Stay down.” The doctor’s voice was firm.

“The baby?” Sarah’s heart stilled waiting for the answer of the fate of her child.

“Okay. For now.” The doctor tapped the tablet she had in her hand and studied the results. “Have you been resting, like we discussed?”

Guilt made Sarah shudder. The auction on Saturday had left little time for rest, except when Mandy drove. “Mostly.”

“Apparently, mostly isn’t good enough. Let’s see … ” More tapping. “You’re almost twelve weeks pregnant now. We need to get you to at least twenty-four weeks with no problems, but thirty-seven would be better.” She looked steadily at Sarah. “You’re going to need almost complete bed rest for the next three to four months.”

“I can’t. I have — ”

“I know. You have an inn to open.” The doctor put down the tablet and put her hand on Sarah’s. “Your baby’s life is at stake and the only one who can protect it is you. Is your inn worth the life of your child?”

Of course not.

“Do you have someone to help you? I know the father isn’t in the picture, but maybe someone else? Your mother?”

Defeat slumped Sarah’s shoulders. She wanted to make it on her own, not go back home to her mother. “I suppose.”

Doctor Hadiya smiled. “I do understand. You want to be able to do this on your own. I know your mother, remember? But it’s just not in the cards for you, Sarah.”

“Who brought me here?” Maybe Mandy had stopped by. If she was still here, she could help figure out a plan of action.

“I don’t know. Let me check.” The doctor left the curtained cubicle. Sarah could hear the chatter of voices in the hallway.

Bed rest. How could she provide for the baby from bed? She’d be dependent on her mother. Or worse, Rick.

Why am I so reluctant to depend on Rick?

The curtains were thrust aside and the doctor came back to her side. “Apparently, you were brought in by a young man. They didn’t get his name, since he’s not next of kin.”

“Sarah?” Her mother’s voice seeped through the curtain.

“She’s in here, Elizabeth,” the doctor called out.

The curtain swished opened once again and Elizabeth rushed to the other side of the bed.

The space was suddenly very crowded.

“Are you okay?” Elizabeth asked. “The baby?”

“Everyone’s fine,” Doctor Hadiya said. “But I’m ordering modified bed rest.”

“Then you’ll come home with me,” Elizabeth announced. “I never did like the thought of you being in that drafty inn by yourself.”

“Mom, who brought me here?”

Her mother became still. “He said his name was Hunter. Dark hair and eyes, broad shoulders, prosthetic. He said he stopped by to ask you something and found you on the floor, so he picked you up and brought you in.”

“Good thing,” said the doctor.

“I know him.” Her heart gave a stir.

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